| Title |
Big Microdata for Population Research
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-013-0240-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven Ruggles |
| Abstract |
This article describes an explosion in the availability of individual-level population data. By 2018, demographic researchers will have access to over 2 billion records of accessible microdata from over 100 countries, dating from 1703 to the present. Another 2 to 4 billion records will be available through restricted-access data enclaves. These new resources represent a new kind of data that will enable transformative research on demographic and economic change and the spatial organization of society. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 26% |
| Researcher | 25 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 21% |
| Unknown | 10 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 69 | 54% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 9 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |
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